Improvement in fire-place linings



E. A. JACKSON.

Fire-Place Linings. NO. 1414,4-50.y Patelnted Nov.11,l87 3.

Anuman- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN A. JACKSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-PLACE LININGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,460, dated November11, 1673; application filed July 5, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN A. J AcKsoN, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lining Gratesand Fire-Places, of which the following is a speciication:

This invention relates to ornamental linings for grates and refplacesand consists in the mode of attaching the tiles or blocks to the meingthe tiles or blocks of which it was composed, or breaking them loosefrom the wall to which they were attached. This ornamental lining hasusually been fastened with cement, but the tiles or blocks have been setlike window-panes in metallic frames. (See patent issued to William H.Jackson, No. 92,974, dated July 27,1869.) "In such cases the frames werebroken and warped by contact with the lire, so that this plan has provedpractically useless. These difliculties are entirely overcome by thepresent invention, in which tiles of any form or description, or metalblocks of any design, ligure, or size, are securely bolted or fastenedto a metallic backing made in the form desired for the fire-place orgrate, room being allowed for expansion, so that the lining is notdamaged by the heat.

A represents the tiles or blocks, which may be of any desired form ordesign, and of any suitable material. I prefer tiles of earthen orporcelain made for the purpose. B represents screws or bolts. C is themetallic backing on which the tiles are laid, and to which theyr aresecured by the bolts or screws B. The fastening screws or bolts B passbetween the tiles, either at the corners or any other part, and they maypass through the tiles or blocks and enter the backing, as seen in Fig.2.

Instead of using bolts which screw into the backing, rivets may be used,but this would defeat one object which I have in viewthat is, to soattach the tiles or blocks that any one may be removed at will by takingout one or more screws or bolts. One or more of the edges of the tilesor blocks may be beveled or made in any form which will allow them tolap onto each other or be locked together in any manner, by which meansa less number of screws or bolts may be used than is shown in thedrawing.

D represents the border or casing which surrounds the lining, whelr roomfor expansion is allowed, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l. Erepresentswashers beneath the heads ot' the bolts or screws. Thesewashers may be of any suitable form and design.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patentf The combination of blocks A and bottom O with anoverlappin g frame, D, wider botll`- ways than the aggregate width ofthe rows of blcks, and with the washer-bolt B E applied at the junctionof said blocks, as and for the purpose described.

EDVIN A. JACKSON.

Witnesses: EL.

T. B. MosHER, l\

ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 3

